Robert Franklin Dupriest, 81 of Salem, AL died Monday, Oct. 1, 2017 at East Alabama Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. EDT Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Smiths Station Baptist Church with Rev. David Kees officiating, according to Striffler-Hamby in Phenix City, AL. A private burial will follow at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the church prior to the service.
Mr. Dupriest was born August 9, 1936 in Columbus, Georgia; son of the late Homer Franklin Dupriest and Era Irene Carroll Dupriest. He served in the US Navy Reserve and was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and was a board member for the Alabama Farmers Association for over 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey Dupriest, sons, Russell Dupriest, Steven Dupriest, daughter, Elisabeth Dupriest all of Salem, AL; three grandchildren, three great grandchildren and step-children.
